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CNOT2 facilitates dengue virus infection via negatively modulating IFN-Independent Non-Canonical JAK/STAT pathway. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 515:403-409. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.05.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Schieweck R, Kiebler MA. Posttranscriptional Gene Regulation of the GABA Receptor to Control Neuronal Inhibition. Front Mol Neurosci 2019; 12:152. [PMID: 31316346 PMCID: PMC6611381 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2019.00152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Behavior and higher cognition rely on the transfer of information between neurons through specialized contact sites termed synapses. Plasticity of neuronal circuits, a prerequisite to respond to environmental changes, is intrinsically coupled with the nerve cell’s ability to form, structurally modulate or remove synapses. Consequently, the synaptic proteome undergoes dynamic alteration on demand in a spatiotemporally restricted manner. Therefore, proper protein localization at synapses is essential for synaptic function. This process is regulated by: (i) protein transport and recruitment; (ii) local protein synthesis; and (iii) synaptic protein degradation. These processes shape the transmission efficiency of excitatory synapses. Whether and how these processes influence synaptic inhibition is, however, widely unknown. Here, we summarize findings on fundamental regulatory processes that can be extrapolated to inhibitory synapses. In particular, we focus on known aspects of posttranscriptional regulation and protein dynamics of the GABA receptor (GABAR). Finally, we propose that local (co)-translational control mechanism might control transmission of inhibitory synapses.
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- Rico Schieweck
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Medical Faculty, Biomedical Center (BMC), Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Medical Faculty, Biomedical Center (BMC), Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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The Ccr4-Not complex is an essential multi-subunit protein complex that plays a fundamental role in eukaryotic mRNA metabolism and has a multitude of different roles that impact eukaryotic gene expression . It has a conserved core of three Not proteins, the Ccr4 protein, and two Ccr4 associated factors, Caf1 and Caf40. A fourth Not protein, Not4, is conserved, but is only a stable subunit of the complex in yeast. Certain subunits have been duplicated during evolution, with functional divergence, such as Not3 in yeast, and Ccr4 or Caf1 in human. However the complex includes only one homolog for each protein. In addition, species-specific subunits are part of the complex, such as Caf130 in yeast or Not10 and Not11 in human. Two conserved catalytic functions are associated with the complex, deadenylation and ubiquitination . The complex adopts an L-shaped structure, in which different modules are bound to a large Not1 scaffold protein. In this chapter we will summarize our current knowledge of the architecture of the complex and of the structure of its constituents.
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- Martine A Collart
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1 rue Michel Servet, Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1 rue Michel Servet, Geneva, Switzerland
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Capraro A, O'Meally D, Waters SA, Patel HR, Georges A, Waters PD. Waking the sleeping dragon: gene expression profiling reveals adaptive strategies of the hibernating reptile Pogona vitticeps. BMC Genomics 2019; 20:460. [PMID: 31170930 PMCID: PMC6555745 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-019-5750-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Background Hibernation is a physiological state exploited by many animals exposed to prolonged adverse environmental conditions associated with winter. Large changes in metabolism and cellular function occur, with many stress response pathways modulated to tolerate physiological challenges that might otherwise be lethal. Many studies have sought to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of mammalian hibernation, but detailed analyses are lacking in reptiles. Here we examine gene expression in the Australian central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) using mRNA-seq and label-free quantitative mass spectrometry in matched brain, heart and skeletal muscle samples from animals at late hibernation, 2 days post-arousal and 2 months post-arousal. Results We identified differentially expressed genes in all tissues between hibernation and post-arousal time points; with 4264 differentially expressed genes in brain, 5340 differentially expressed genes in heart, and 5587 differentially expressed genes in skeletal muscle. Furthermore, we identified 2482 differentially expressed genes across all tissues. Proteomic analysis identified 743 proteins (58 differentially expressed) in brain, 535 (57 differentially expressed) in heart, and 337 (36 differentially expressed) in skeletal muscle. Tissue-specific analyses revealed enrichment of protective mechanisms in all tissues, including neuroprotective pathways in brain, cardiac hypertrophic processes in heart, and atrophy protective pathways in skeletal muscle. In all tissues stress response pathways were induced during hibernation, as well as evidence for gene expression regulation at transcription, translation and post-translation. Conclusions These results reveal critical stress response pathways and protective mechanisms that allow for maintenance of both tissue-specific function, and survival during hibernation in the central bearded dragon. Furthermore, we provide evidence for multiple levels of gene expression regulation during hibernation, particularly enrichment of miRNA-mediated translational repression machinery; a process that would allow for rapid and energy efficient reactivation of translation from mature mRNA molecules at arousal. This study is the first molecular investigation of its kind in a hibernating reptile, and identifies strategies not yet observed in other hibernators to cope stress associated with this remarkable state of metabolic depression. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12864-019-5750-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Alexander Capraro
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Science, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
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- Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia.,Present address: Center for Gene Therapy, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA
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- School of Women's & Children's Health, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, 2601, ACT, Australia
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- Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Science, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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Timmers HTM, Tora L. Transcript Buffering: A Balancing Act between mRNA Synthesis and mRNA Degradation. Mol Cell 2019; 72:10-17. [PMID: 30290147 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2018.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2018] [Revised: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Transcript buffering involves reciprocal adjustments between overall rates in mRNA synthesis and degradation to maintain similar cellular concentrations of mRNAs. This phenomenon was first discovered in yeast and encompasses coordination between the nuclear and cytoplasmic compartments. Transcript buffering was revealed by novel methods for pulse labeling of RNA to determine in vivo synthesis and degradation rates. In this Perspective, we discuss the current knowledge of transcript buffering. Emphasis is placed on the future challenges to determine the nature and directionality of the buffering signals, the generality of transcript buffering beyond yeast, and the molecular mechanisms responsible for this balancing.
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- H Th Marc Timmers
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Freiburg, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Zentrale Klinische Forschung (ZKF), and Medical Faculty-University of Freiburg, Breisacher Str. 66, 79106 Freiburg, Germany.
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR7104, INSERM U1258 and Université de Strasbourg, 67404 Illkirch, France.
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Pop2 phosphorylation at S39 contributes to the glucose repression of stress response genes, HSP12 and HSP26. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0215064. [PMID: 30973945 PMCID: PMC6459547 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The S. cerevisiae Pop2 protein is an exonuclease in the Ccr4-Not complex that is a conserved regulator of gene expression. Pop2 regulates gene expression post-transcriptionally by shortening the poly(A) tail of mRNA. A previous study has shown that Pop2 is phosphorylated at threonine 97 (T97) by Yak1 protein kinase in response to glucose limitation. However, the physiological importance of Pop2 phosphorylation remains unknown. In this study, we found that Pop2 is phosphorylated at serine 39 (S39) under unstressed conditions. The dephosphorylation of S39 was occurred rapidly after glucose depletion, and the addition of glucose to the glucose-deprived culture recovered this phosphorylation, suggesting that Pop2 phosphorylation at S39 is regulated by glucose. This glucose-regulated phosphorylation of Pop2 at S39 is dependent on Pho85 kinase. We previously reported that Pop2 takes a part in the cell wall integrity pathway by regulating LRG1 mRNA; however, S39 phosphorylation of Pop2 is not involved in LRG1 expression. On the other hand, Pop2 phosphorylation at S39 is involved in the expression of HSP12 and HSP26, which encode a small heat shock protein. In the medium supplemented with glucose, Pop2 might be phosphorylated at S39 by Pho85 kinase, and this phosphorylation contributes to repress the expression of HSP12 and HSP26. Glucose starvation inactivated Pho85, which resulted in the derepression of HSP12 and HSP26, together with other glucose sensing mechanisms. Our results suggest that Pho85-dependent phosphorylation of Pop2 is a part of the glucose sensing system in yeast.
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Ccr4-Not maintains genomic integrity by controlling the ubiquitylation and degradation of arrested RNAPII. Genes Dev 2019; 33:705-717. [PMID: 30948432 PMCID: PMC6546055 DOI: 10.1101/gad.322453.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The Ccr4-Not complex regulates essentially every aspect of gene expression, from mRNA synthesis to protein destruction. The Not4 subunit of the complex contains an E3 RING domain and targets proteins for ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis. Ccr4-Not associates with elongating RNA polymerase II (RNAPII), which raises the possibility that it controls the degradation of elongation complex components. Here, we demonstrate that Ccr4-Not controls the ubiquitylation and turnover of Rpb1, the largest subunit of RNAPII, during transcription arrest. Deleting NOT4 or mutating its RING domain strongly reduced the DNA damage-dependent ubiquitylation and destruction of Rpb1. Surprisingly, in vitro ubiquitylation assays indicate that Ccr4-Not does not directly ubiquitylate Rpb1 but instead promotes Rpb1 ubiquitylation by the HECT domain-containing ligase Rsp5. Genetic analyses suggest that Ccr4-Not acts upstream of RSP5, where it acts to initiate the destruction process. Ccr4-Not binds Rsp5 and forms a ternary complex with it and the RNAPII elongation complex. Analysis of mutant Ccr4-Not lacking the RING domain of Not4 suggests that it both recruits Rsp5 and delivers the E2 Ubc4/5 to RNAPII. Our work reveals a previously unknown function of Ccr4-Not and identifies an essential new regulator of RNAPII turnover during genotoxic stress.
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Dronamraju R, Hepperla AJ, Shibata Y, Adams AT, Magnuson T, Davis IJ, Strahl BD. Spt6 Association with RNA Polymerase II Directs mRNA Turnover During Transcription. Mol Cell 2019; 70:1054-1066.e4. [PMID: 29932900 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2018.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2017] [Revised: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Spt6 is an essential histone chaperone that mediates nucleosome reassembly during gene transcription. Spt6 also associates with RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) via a tandem Src2 homology domain. However, the significance of Spt6-RNAPII interaction is not well understood. Here, we show that Spt6 recruitment to genes and the nucleosome reassembly functions of Spt6 can still occur in the absence of its association with RNAPII. Surprisingly, we found that Spt6-RNAPII association is required for efficient recruitment of the Ccr4-Not de-adenylation complex to transcribed genes for essential degradation of a range of mRNAs, including mRNAs required for cell-cycle progression. These findings reveal an unexpected control mechanism for mRNA turnover during transcription facilitated by a histone chaperone.
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- Raghuvar Dronamraju
- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Department of Genetics, The Carolina Center for Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Department of Genetics, The Carolina Center for Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Departments of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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PERIOD-controlled deadenylation of the timeless transcript in the Drosophila circadian clock. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:5721-5726. [PMID: 30833404 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1814418116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The Drosophila circadian oscillator relies on a negative transcriptional feedback loop, in which the PERIOD (PER) and TIMELESS (TIM) proteins repress the expression of their own gene by inhibiting the activity of the CLOCK (CLK) and CYCLE (CYC) transcription factors. A series of posttranslational modifications contribute to the oscillations of the PER and TIM proteins but few posttranscriptional mechanisms have been described that affect mRNA stability. Here we report that down-regulation of the POP2 deadenylase, a key component of the CCR4-NOT deadenylation complex, alters behavioral rhythms. Down-regulating POP2 specifically increases TIM protein and tim mRNA but not tim pre-mRNA, supporting a posttranscriptional role. Indeed, reduced POP2 levels induce a lengthening of tim mRNA poly(A) tail. Surprisingly, such effects are lost in per 0 mutants, supporting a PER-dependent inhibition of tim mRNA deadenylation by POP2. We report a deadenylation mechanism that controls the oscillations of a core clock gene transcript.
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Monteiro LF, Forti FL. Network analysis of DUSP12 partners in the nucleus under genotoxic stress. J Proteomics 2019; 197:42-52. [PMID: 30779967 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2019.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2018] [Revised: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Dual Specificity Phosphatase 12 is a member of the Atypical DUSP Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase family, meaning that it does not contain typical MAP kinase targeting motifs, while being able to dephosphorylate tyrosine and serine/threonine residues. DUSP12 contains, apart from its catalytic domain, a zinc finger domain, making it one of the largest DUSPs, which displays strong nuclear expression in several tissues. In this work we identified nuclear targets of DUSP12 in two different cancer cell lines (A549 and MCF-7), challenging them with genotoxic stimuli to observe the effect on the networks and to link existing information about DUSP12 functions to the data obtained though mass spectrometry. We found network connections to the cytoskeleton (e.g. IQGAP1), to the chromatin (e.g. HP1BP3), to the splicing machinery and to the previously known pathway of ribosome maturation (e.g. TCOF1), which draw insight into many of the functions of this phosphatase, much likely connecting it to distinct, previously unknown genomic stability mechanisms.
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- Lucas Falcão Monteiro
- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Uehara T, Takenouchi T, Yamaguchi Y, Daimon Y, Suzuki H, Sakaguchi Y, Kosaki K. CNOT2
as the critical gene for phenotypes of 12q15 microdeletion syndrome. Am J Med Genet A 2019; 179:659-662. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2018] [Revised: 01/06/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Tomoko Uehara
- Center for Medical Genetics; Keio University School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics; Keio University School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
- Department of Pediatrics; Keio University School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics; Keio University School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
- Department of Clinial Genetics; Gunma Children's Medical Center; Gunma Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics; Keio University School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
- Department of Pediatrics; Hino Municipal Hospital; Tokyo Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics; Keio University School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics; Keio University School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics; Keio University School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
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Liu XM, Qian SB. Assembly en route. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2019; 26:89-91. [PMID: 30692645 DOI: 10.1038/s41594-019-0185-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Xiao-Min Liu
- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
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Co-translational assembly of proteasome subunits in NOT1-containing assemblysomes. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2019; 26:110-120. [PMID: 30692646 DOI: 10.1038/s41594-018-0179-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The assembly of large multimeric complexes in the crowded cytoplasm is challenging. Here we reveal a mechanism that ensures accurate production of the yeast proteasome, involving ribosome pausing and co-translational assembly of Rpt1 and Rpt2. Interaction of nascent Rpt1 and Rpt2 then lifts ribosome pausing. We show that the N-terminal disordered domain of Rpt1 is required to ensure efficient ribosome pausing and association of nascent Rpt1 protein complexes into heavy particles, wherein the nascent protein complexes escape ribosome quality control. Immunofluorescence and in situ hybridization studies indicate that Rpt1- and Rpt2-encoding messenger RNAs co-localize in these particles that contain, and are dependent on, Not1, the scaffold of the Ccr4-Not complex. We refer to these particles as Not1-containing assemblysomes, as they are smaller than and distinct from other RNA granules such as stress granules and GW- or P-bodies. Synthesis of Rpt1 with ribosome pausing and Not1-containing assemblysome induction is conserved from yeast to human cells.
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Keskeny C, Raisch T, Sgromo A, Igreja C, Bhandari D, Weichenrieder O, Izaurralde E. A conserved CAF40-binding motif in metazoan NOT4 mediates association with the CCR4-NOT complex. Genes Dev 2019; 33:236-252. [PMID: 30692204 PMCID: PMC6362812 DOI: 10.1101/gad.320952.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The multisubunit CCR4-NOT mRNA deadenylase complex plays important roles in the posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression. The NOT4 E3 ubiquitin ligase is a stable component of the CCR4-NOT complex in yeast but does not copurify with the human or Drosophila melanogaster complex. Here we show that the C-terminal regions of human and D. melanogaster NOT4 contain a conserved sequence motif that directly binds the CAF40 subunit of the CCR4-NOT complex (CAF40-binding motif [CBM]). In addition, nonconserved sequences flanking the CBM also contact other subunits of the complex. Crystal structures of the CBM-CAF40 complex reveal a mutually exclusive binding surface for NOT4 and Roquin or Bag of marbles mRNA regulatory proteins. Furthermore, CAF40 depletion or structure-guided mutagenesis to disrupt the NOT4-CAF40 interaction impairs the ability of NOT4 to elicit decay of tethered reporter mRNAs in cells. Together with additional sequence analyses, our results reveal the molecular basis for the association of metazoan NOT4 with the CCR4-NOT complex and show that it deviates substantially from yeast. They mark the NOT4 ubiquitin ligase as an ancient but nonconstitutive cofactor of the CCR4-NOT deadenylase with potential recruitment and/or effector functions.
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- Csilla Keskeny
- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Hart KJ, Oberstaller J, Walker MP, Minns AM, Kennedy MF, Padykula I, Adams JH, Lindner SE. Plasmodium male gametocyte development and transmission are critically regulated by the two putative deadenylases of the CAF1/CCR4/NOT complex. PLoS Pathog 2019; 15:e1007164. [PMID: 30703164 PMCID: PMC6355032 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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With relatively few known specific transcription factors to control the abundance of specific mRNAs, Plasmodium parasites may rely more on the regulation of transcript stability and turnover to provide sufficient gene regulation. Plasmodium transmission stages impose translational repression on specific transcripts in part to accomplish this. However, few proteins are known to participate in this process, and those that are characterized primarily affect female gametocytes. We have identified and characterized Plasmodium yoelii (Py) CCR4-1, a putative deadenylase, which plays a role in the development and activation of male gametocytes, regulates the abundance of specific mRNAs in gametocytes, and ultimately increases the efficiency of host-to-vector transmission. We find that when pyccr4-1 is deleted or its protein made catalytically inactive, there is a loss in the initial coordination of male gametocyte maturation and a reduction of parasite infectivity of the mosquito. Expression of only the N-terminal CAF1 domain of the essential CAF1 deadenylase leads to a similar phenotype. Comparative RNA-seq revealed that PyCCR4-1 affects transcripts important for transmission-related functions that are associated with male or female gametocytes, some of which directly associate with the immunoprecipitated complex. Finally, circular RT-PCR of one of the bound, dysregulated transcripts showed that deletion of the pyccr4-1 gene does not result in gross changes to its UTR or poly(A) tail length. We conclude that the two putative deadenylases of the CAF1/CCR4/NOT complex play critical and intertwined roles in gametocyte maturation and transmission.
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- Kevin J. Hart
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Malaria Research, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Center for Global Health and Infectious Diseases Research, Department of Global Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Malaria Research, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Malaria Research, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Malaria Research, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Center for Global Health and Infectious Diseases Research, Department of Global Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Center for Global Health and Infectious Diseases Research, Department of Global Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Malaria Research, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Mugridge JS, Coller J, Gross JD. Structural and molecular mechanisms for the control of eukaryotic 5'-3' mRNA decay. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2018; 25:1077-1085. [PMID: 30518847 DOI: 10.1038/s41594-018-0164-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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5'-3' RNA decay pathways are critical for quality control and regulation of gene expression. Structural and biochemical studies have provided insights into the key nucleases that carry out deadenylation, decapping, and exonucleolysis during 5'-3' decay, but detailed understanding of how these activities are coordinated is only beginning to emerge. Here we review recent mechanistic insights into the control of 5'-3' RNA decay, including coupling between translation and decay, coordination between the complexes and activities that process 5' and 3' RNA termini, conformational control of enzymatic activity, liquid phase separation, and RNA modifications.
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- Jeffrey S Mugridge
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- The Center for RNA Science and Therapeutics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Viet NTM, Duy DL, Saito K, Irie K, Suda Y, Mizuno T, Irie K. Regulation of
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expression by RNA‐binding protein Puf5 in the budding yeast cell wall integrity pathway. Genes Cells 2018; 23:988-997. [DOI: 10.1111/gtc.12646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Revised: 09/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Nguyen Thi Minh Viet
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine University of Tsukuba Tsukuba Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine University of Tsukuba Tsukuba Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine University of Tsukuba Tsukuba Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine University of Tsukuba Tsukuba Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine University of Tsukuba Tsukuba Japan
- Live Cell Super‐resolution Imaging Research Team RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics Wako, Saitama Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine University of Tsukuba Tsukuba Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine University of Tsukuba Tsukuba Japan
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Zeng J, Kamiyama T, Niwa R, King-Jones K. The Drosophila CCR4-NOT complex is required for cholesterol homeostasis and steroid hormone synthesis. Dev Biol 2018; 443:10-18. [PMID: 30149007 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2018.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Revised: 07/17/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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CCR4-NOT is a highly conserved protein complex that regulates gene expression at multiple levels. In yeast, CCR4-NOT functions in transcriptional initiation, heterochromatin formation, mRNA deadenylation and other processes. The range of functions for Drosophila CCR4-NOT is less clear, except for a well-established role as a deadenylase for maternal mRNAs during early embryogenesis. We report here that CCR4-NOT has an essential function in the Drosophila prothoracic gland (PG), a tissue that predominantly produces the steroid hormone ecdysone. Interfering with the expression of the CCR4-NOT components twin, Pop2, Not1, and Not3 in a PG-specific manner resulted in larval arrest and a failure to initiate metamorphosis. Transcriptome analysis of PG-specific Pop2-RNAi samples revealed that Pop2 is required for the normal expression of ecdysone biosynthetic gene spookier (spok) as well as cholesterol homeostasis genes of the NPC2 family. Interestingly, dietary supplementation with ecdysone and its various sterol precursors showed that 7-dehydrocholesterol and cholesterol completely rescued the larval arrest phenotype, allowing Pop2-RNAi animals to reach pupal stage, and, to a low degree, even survival to adulthood, while the biologically active hormone, 20-Hydroxyecdysone (20E), was significantly less effective. Also, we present genetic evidence that CCR4-NOT has a nuclear function where CCR4-NOT-depleted cells exhibit aberrant chromatin and nucleoli structures. In summary, our findings indicate that the Drosophila CCR4-NOT complex has essential roles in the PG, where it is required for Drosophila steroid hormone production and cholesterol homeostasis, and likely has functions beyond a mere mRNA deadenylase in Drosophila.
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- Jie Zeng
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tennoudai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tennoudai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Horvat F, Fulka H, Jankele R, Malik R, Jun M, Solcova K, Sedlacek R, Vlahovicek K, Schultz RM, Svoboda P. Role of Cnot6l in maternal mRNA turnover. Life Sci Alliance 2018; 1:e201800084. [PMID: 30456367 PMCID: PMC6238536 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.201800084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2018] [Revised: 07/04/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Removal of poly(A) tail is an important mechanism controlling eukaryotic mRNA turnover. The major eukaryotic deadenylase complex CCR4-NOT contains two deadenylase components, CCR4 and CAF1, for which mammalian CCR4 is encoded by Cnot6 or Cnot6l paralogs. We show that Cnot6l apparently supplies the majority of CCR4 in the maternal CCR4-NOT in mouse, hamster, and bovine oocytes. Deletion of Cnot6l yielded viable mice, but Cnot6l -/- females exhibited ∼40% smaller litter size. The main onset of the phenotype was post-zygotic: fertilized Cnot6l -/- eggs developed slower and arrested more frequently than Cnot6l +/- eggs, suggesting that maternal CNOT6L is necessary for accurate oocyte-to-embryo transition. Transcriptome analysis revealed major transcriptome changes in Cnot6l -/- ovulated eggs and one-cell zygotes. In contrast, minimal transcriptome changes in preovulatory Cnot6l -/- oocytes were consistent with reported Cnot6l mRNA dormancy. A minimal overlap between transcripts sensitive to decapping inhibition and Cnot6l loss suggests that decapping and CNOT6L-mediated deadenylation selectively target distinct subsets of mRNAs during oocyte-to-embryo transition in mouse.
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- Filip Horvat
- Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.,Bioinformatics Group, Division of Molecular Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.,Institute of Animal Science, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Cell Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Czech Centre for Phenogenomics and Laboratory of Transgenic Models of Diseases, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v. v. i., Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Bioinformatics Group, Division of Molecular Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Cell Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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RNA processing in the male germline: Mechanisms and implications for fertility. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2018; 79:80-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2017.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2017] [Revised: 10/04/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Costa JFD, Ferrarini MG, Nardelli SC, Goldenberg S, Ávila AR, Holetz FB. Trypanosoma cruzi XRNA granules colocalise with distinct mRNP granules at the nuclear periphery. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2018; 113:e170531. [PMID: 29924141 PMCID: PMC6001583 DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760170531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Eukaryotic ribonucleoprotein (RNP) granules are important for the regulation of RNA fate. RNP granules exist in trypanosomatids; however, their roles in controlling gene expression are still not understood. XRNA is a component of granules in Trypanosoma brucei but has not been investigated in Trypanosoma cruzi. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate the TcXRNA dynamic assembly and its interaction with RNP components under conditions that affect the mRNA availability. METHODS We used in vitro metacyclogenesis of T. cruzi to observe changes in RNP granules during the differentiation process. TcXRNA expression was analysed by Western blot and immunofluorescence. Colocalisation assays were performed to investigate the interaction of TcXRNA with other RNP components. FINDINGS TcXRNA is constantly present during metacyclogenesis and is localised in cytoplasmic granules. TcXRNA does not colocalise with TcDHH1 and TcCAF1 granules in the cytoplasm. However, TcXRNA granules colocalise with mRNP granules at the nuclear periphery when mRNA processing is inhibited. MAIN CONCLUSIONS TcXRNA plays a role in mRNA metabolism as a component of mRNP granules whose assembly is dependent on mRNA availability. TcXRNA granules colocalise with distinct RNP granules at the nuclear periphery, suggesting that the perinuclear region is a regulatory compartment in T. cruzi mRNA metabolism.
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- Instituto Carlos Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Curitiba, PR, Brasil
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Chen H, Sirupangi T, Wu ZH, Johnson DL, Laribee RN. The conserved RNA recognition motif and C3H1 domain of the Not4 ubiquitin ligase regulate in vivo ligase function. Sci Rep 2018; 8:8163. [PMID: 29802328 PMCID: PMC5970261 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-26576-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2017] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The Ccr4-Not complex controls RNA polymerase II (Pol II) dependent gene expression and proteasome function. The Not4 ubiquitin ligase is a Ccr4-Not subunit that has both a RING domain and a conserved RNA recognition motif and C3H1 domain (referred to as the RRM-C domain) with unknown function. We demonstrate that while individual Not4 RING or RRM-C mutants fail to replicate the proteasomal defects found in Not4 deficient cells, mutation of both exhibits a Not4 loss of function phenotype. Transcriptome analysis revealed that the Not4 RRM-C affects a specific subset of Pol II-regulated genes, including those involved in transcription elongation, cyclin-dependent kinase regulated nutrient responses, and ribosomal biogenesis. The Not4 RING, RRM-C, or RING/RRM-C mutations cause a generalized increase in Pol II binding at a subset of these genes, yet their impact on gene expression does not always correlate with Pol II recruitment which suggests Not4 regulates their expression through additional mechanisms. Intriguingly, we find that while the Not4 RRM-C is dispensable for Ccr4-Not association with RNA Pol II, the Not4 RING domain is required for these interactions. Collectively, these data elucidate previously unknown roles for the conserved Not4 RRM-C and RING domains in regulating Ccr4-Not dependent functions in vivo.
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- Hongfeng Chen
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Center for Cancer Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Center for Cancer Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Center for Cancer Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, United States of America
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- Molecular Bioinformatics Core and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Office of Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Center for Cancer Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, United States of America.
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Sun L, Sun G, Shi C, Sun D. Transcriptome analysis reveals new microRNAs-mediated pathway involved in anther development in male sterile wheat. BMC Genomics 2018; 19:333. [PMID: 29739311 PMCID: PMC5941544 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-018-4727-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2017] [Accepted: 04/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background 337S is a novel bi-pole-photo-thermo-sensitive genic male sterile line in wheat, and sensitive to both long day length/high temperature and short day length/low temperature condition. Although the regulatory function of MicroRNAs (miRNAs) in reproductive development has been increasingly studied, their roles in pre-meiotic and meiotic cells formation of plants have not been clearly explored. Here, we explored the roles of miRNAs in regulating male sterility of 337S at short day length/low temperature condition. Results Small RNA sequencing and degradome analyses were employed to identify miRNAs and their targets in the 337S whose meiotic cells collapsed rapidly during male meiotic prophase, resulting in failure of meiosis at SL condition. A total of 102 unique miRNAs were detected. Noticeably, the largest miRNA family was MiR1122. The target CCR4-associated factor 1 (CAF1) of miR2275, a subunit of the Carbon Catabolite Repressed 4-Negative on TATA-less (CCR4-NOT) complex, contributes to the process of early meiosis, and was first identified here. Further studies showed that the expression of several pivotal anther-related miRNAs was altered in 337S at SL condition, especially tae-miR1127a, which may be related to male sterility of 337S. Here, we also identified a new member of SWI/SNF factors SWI/SNF-related matrix-associated actin-dependent regulator of chromatin subfamily A, member 3-like 3 (SMARCA3L3) targeted by tae-miR1127a, whose function might be involved in faithful progression of meiosis in male reproductive cells. Conclusion The miRNA-target interactions of tae-miR2275-CAF1 and tae-miR1127a-SMARCA3L3 might be involved in regulating male fertility in 337S. Our results also implied that multiple roles for SMARCA3L3 and CAF1 in DNA repair and transcriptional regulation jointly orchestrated a tight and orderly system for maintaining chromatin and genome integrity during meiosis. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12864-018-4727-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Longqing Sun
- College of plant science & technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China
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- Biology Department, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3C3, Canada
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- College of plant science & technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China
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- College of plant science & technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China. .,Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry, Jingzhou, 434025, Hubei, China.
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Hicks JA, Li L, Matsui M, Chu Y, Volkov O, Johnson KC, Corey DR. Human GW182 Paralogs Are the Central Organizers for RNA-Mediated Control of Transcription. Cell Rep 2018; 20:1543-1552. [PMID: 28813667 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.07.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2016] [Revised: 04/10/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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In the cytoplasm, small RNAs can control mammalian translation by regulating the stability of mRNA. In the nucleus, small RNAs can also control transcription and splicing. The mechanisms for RNA-mediated nuclear regulation are not understood and remain controversial, hindering the effective application of nuclear RNAi and investigation of its natural regulatory roles. Here, we reveal that the human GW182 paralogs TNRC6A/B/C are central organizing factors critical to RNA-mediated transcriptional activation. Mass spectrometry of purified nuclear lysates followed by experimental validation demonstrates that TNRC6A interacts with proteins involved in protein degradation, RNAi, the CCR4-NOT complex, the mediator complex, and histone-modifying complexes. Functional analysis implicates TNRC6A, NAT10, MED14, and WDR5 in RNA-mediated transcriptional activation. These findings describe protein complexes capable of bridging RNA-mediated sequence-specific recognition of noncoding RNA transcripts with the regulation of gene transcription.
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- Jessica A Hicks
- Departments of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 6001 Forest Park Road, Dallas, TX 75390-9041, USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 6001 Forest Park Road, Dallas, TX 75390-9041, USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 6001 Forest Park Road, Dallas, TX 75390-9041, USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 6001 Forest Park Road, Dallas, TX 75390-9041, USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 6001 Forest Park Road, Dallas, TX 75390-9041, USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 6001 Forest Park Road, Dallas, TX 75390-9041, USA
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 6001 Forest Park Road, Dallas, TX 75390-9041, USA.
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Madsen MJ, Knight S, Sweeney C, Factor R, Salama M, Stijleman IJ, Rajamanickam V, Welm BE, Arunachalam S, Jones B, Rachamadugu R, Rowe K, Cessna MH, Thomas A, Kushi LH, Caan BJ, Bernard PS, Camp NJ. Reparameterization of PAM50 Expression Identifies Novel Breast Tumor Dimensions and Leads to Discovery of a Genome-Wide Significant Breast Cancer Locus at 12q15. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2018; 27:644-652. [PMID: 29650789 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-17-0887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Revised: 11/30/2017] [Accepted: 04/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: Breast tumor subtyping has failed to provide impact in susceptibility genetics. The PAM50 assay categorizes breast tumors into: Luminal A, Luminal B, HER2-enriched and Basal-like. However, tumors are often more complex than simple categorization can describe. The identification of heritable tumor characteristics has potential to decrease heterogeneity and increase power for gene finding.Methods: We used 911 sporadic breast tumors with PAM50 expression data to derive tumor dimensions using principal components (PC). Dimensions in 238 tumors from high-risk pedigrees were compared with the sporadic tumors. Proof-of-concept gene mapping, informed by tumor dimension, was performed using Shared Genomic Segment (SGS) analysis.Results: Five dimensions (PC1-5) explained the majority of the PAM50 expression variance: three captured intrinsic subtype, two were novel (PC3, PC5). All five replicated in 745 TCGA tumors. Both novel dimensions were significantly enriched in the high-risk pedigrees (intrinsic subtypes were not). SGS gene-mapping in a pedigree identified a 0.5 Mb genome-wide significant region at 12q15 This region segregated through 32 meioses to 8 breast cancer cases with extreme PC3 tumors (P = 2.6 × 10-8).Conclusions: PC analysis of PAM50 gene expression revealed multiple independent, quantitative measures of tumor diversity. These tumor dimensions show evidence for heritability and potential as powerful traits for gene mapping.Impact: Our study suggests a new approach to describe tumor expression diversity, provides new avenues for germline studies, and proposes a new breast cancer locus. Similar reparameterization of expression patterns may inform other studies attempting to model the effects of tumor heterogeneity. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 27(6); 644-52. ©2018 AACR.
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- Michael J Madsen
- Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.,Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.,School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, California
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- Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.,School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. .,School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Onsbring H, Jamy M, Ettema TJG. RNA Sequencing of Stentor Cell Fragments Reveals Transcriptional Changes during Cellular Regeneration. Curr Biol 2018; 28:1281-1288.e3. [PMID: 29628369 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.02.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2017] [Revised: 02/08/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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While ciliates of the genus Stentor are known for their ability to regenerate when their cells are damaged or even fragmented, the physical and molecular mechanisms underlying this process are poorly understood. To identify genes involved in the regenerative capability of Stentor cells, RNA sequencing of individual Stentor polymorphus cell fragments was performed. After splitting a cell over the anterior-posterior axis, the posterior fragment has to regenerate the oral apparatus, while the anterior part needs to regenerate the hold fast. Altogether, differential expression analysis of both posterior and anterior S. polymorphus cell fragments for four different post-split time points revealed over 10,000 upregulated genes throughout the regeneration process. Among these, genes involved in cell signaling, microtubule-based movement, and cell cycle regulation seemed to be particularly important during cellular regeneration. We identified roughly nine times as many upregulated genes in regenerating S. polymorphus posterior fragments as compared to anterior fragments, indicating that regeneration of the anterior oral apparatus is a complex process that involves many genes. Our analyses identified several expanded groups of genes, such as dual-specific tyrosine-(Y)-phosphorylation-regulated kinases and MORN domain-containing proteins that seemingly act as key regulators of cellular regeneration. In agreement with earlier morphological and cell biological studies [1, 2], our differential expression analyses indicate that cellular regeneration and vegetative division share many similarities.
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- Henning Onsbring
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, 75123 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, 75123 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, 75123 Uppsala, Sweden.
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RNA-binding proteins control gene expression and cell fate in the immune system. Nat Immunol 2018; 19:120-129. [PMID: 29348497 DOI: 10.1038/s41590-017-0028-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2017] [Accepted: 11/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are essential for the development and function of the immune system. They interact dynamically with RNA to control its biogenesis and turnover by transcription-dependent and transcription-independent mechanisms. In this Review, we discuss the molecular mechanisms by which RBPs allow gene expression changes to occur at different speeds and to varying degrees, and which RBPs regulate the diversity of the transcriptome and proteome. These proteins are nodes for integration of transcriptional and signaling networks and are intimately linked to intermediary metabolism. They are essential components of regulatory feedback mechanisms that maintain immune tolerance and limit inflammation. The role of RBPs in malignancy and autoimmunity has led to their emergence as targets for the development of new therapeutic modalities.
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Nuclear, Cytosolic, and Surface-Localized Poly(A)-Binding Proteins of Plasmodium yoelii. mSphere 2018; 3:mSphere00435-17. [PMID: 29359180 PMCID: PMC5760745 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00435-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Malaria remains one of the great global health problems. The parasite that causes malaria (Plasmodium genus) relies upon exquisite control of its transmission between vertebrate hosts and mosquitoes. One crucial way that it does so is by proactively producing mRNAs needed to establish the new infection but by silencing and storing them until they are needed. One key protein in this process of translational repression in model eukaryotes is poly(A)-binding protein (PABP). Here we have shown that Plasmodium yoelii utilizes both a nuclear PABP and a cytosolic PABP, both of which bind specifically to polyadenylated RNA sequences. Moreover, we find that the cytosolic PABP forms chains in vitro, consistent with its appreciated role in coating the poly(A) tails of mRNA. Finally, we have also verified that, surprisingly, the cytosolic PABP is found on the surface of Plasmodium sporozoites. Taking the data together, we propose that Plasmodium utilizes a more metazoan-like strategy for RNA metabolism using specialized PABPs. Malaria is a devastating illness that causes approximately 500,000 deaths annually. The malaria-causing parasite (Plasmodium genus) uses the process of translational repression to regulate its growth, development, and transmission. As poly(A)-binding proteins (PABP) have been identified as critical components of RNA metabolism and translational repression in model eukaryotes and in Plasmodium, we have identified and investigated two PABPs in Plasmodium yoelii, PyPABP1 and PyPABP2. In contrast to most single-celled eukaryotes, Plasmodium closely resembles metazoans and encodes both a nuclear PABP and a cytosolic PABP; here, we provide multiple lines of evidence in support of this observation. The conserved domain architectures of PyPABP1 and PyPABP2 resemble those of yeast and metazoans, while multiple independent binding assays demonstrated their ability to bind very strongly and specifically to poly(A) sequences. Interestingly, we also observed that purified PyPABP1 forms homopolymeric chains despite exhaustive RNase treatment in vitro. Finally, we show by indirect immunofluorescence assays (IFAs) that PyPABP1 and PyPABP2 are cytoplasm- and nucleus-associated PABPs during the blood stages of the life cycle. Surprisingly, however, PyPABP1 was instead observed to also be localized on the surface of transmitted salivary gland sporozoites and to be deposited in trails when parasites glide on a substrate. This is the third RNA-binding protein verified to be found on the sporozoite surface, and the data may point to an unappreciated RNA-centered interface between the host and parasite. IMPORTANCE Malaria remains one of the great global health problems. The parasite that causes malaria (Plasmodium genus) relies upon exquisite control of its transmission between vertebrate hosts and mosquitoes. One crucial way that it does so is by proactively producing mRNAs needed to establish the new infection but by silencing and storing them until they are needed. One key protein in this process of translational repression in model eukaryotes is poly(A)-binding protein (PABP). Here we have shown that Plasmodium yoelii utilizes both a nuclear PABP and a cytosolic PABP, both of which bind specifically to polyadenylated RNA sequences. Moreover, we find that the cytosolic PABP forms chains in vitro, consistent with its appreciated role in coating the poly(A) tails of mRNA. Finally, we have also verified that, surprisingly, the cytosolic PABP is found on the surface of Plasmodium sporozoites. Taking the data together, we propose that Plasmodium utilizes a more metazoan-like strategy for RNA metabolism using specialized PABPs.
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Genome-Wide Mapping of Decay Factor-mRNA Interactions in Yeast Identifies Nutrient-Responsive Transcripts as Targets of the Deadenylase Ccr4. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2018; 8:315-330. [PMID: 29158339 PMCID: PMC5765359 DOI: 10.1534/g3.117.300415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The Ccr4 (carbon catabolite repression 4)-Not complex is a major regulator of stress responses that controls gene expression at multiple levels, from transcription to mRNA decay. Ccr4, a “core” subunit of the complex, is the main cytoplasmic deadenylase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae; however, its mRNA targets have not been mapped on a genome-wide scale. Here, we describe a genome-wide approach, RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) high-throughput sequencing (RIP-seq), to identify the RNAs bound to Ccr4, and two proteins that associate with it, Dhh1 and Puf5. All three proteins were preferentially bound to lowly abundant mRNAs, most often at the 3′ end of the transcript. Furthermore, Ccr4, Dhh1, and Puf5 are recruited to mRNAs that are targeted by other RNA-binding proteins that promote decay and mRNA transport, and inhibit translation. Although Ccr4-Not regulates mRNA transcription and decay, Ccr4 recruitment to mRNAs correlates better with decay rates, suggesting it imparts greater control over transcript abundance through decay. Ccr4-enriched mRNAs are refractory to control by the other deadenylase complex in yeast, Pan2/3, suggesting a division of labor between these deadenylation complexes. Finally, Ccr4 and Dhh1 associate with mRNAs whose abundance increases during nutrient starvation, and those that fluctuate during metabolic and oxygen consumption cycles, which explains the known genetic connections between these factors and nutrient utilization and stress pathways.
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Mena A, Medina DA, García-Martínez J, Begley V, Singh A, Chávez S, Muñoz-Centeno MC, Pérez-Ortín JE. Asymmetric cell division requires specific mechanisms for adjusting global transcription. Nucleic Acids Res 2017; 45:12401-12412. [PMID: 29069448 PMCID: PMC5716168 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkx974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Most cells divide symmetrically into two approximately identical cells. There are many examples, however, of asymmetric cell division that can generate sibling cell size differences. Whereas physical asymmetric division mechanisms and cell fate consequences have been investigated, the specific problem caused by asymmetric division at the transcription level has not yet been addressed. In symmetrically dividing cells the nascent transcription rate increases in parallel to cell volume to compensate it by keeping the actual mRNA synthesis rate constant. This cannot apply to the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, where this mechanism would provoke a never-ending increasing mRNA synthesis rate in smaller daughter cells. We show here that, contrarily to other eukaryotes with symmetric division, budding yeast keeps the nascent transcription rates of its RNA polymerases constant and increases mRNA stability. This control on RNA pol II-dependent transcription rate is obtained by controlling the cellular concentration of this enzyme.
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- Adriana Mena
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular and E.R.I. Biotecmed, Universitat de València, Dr. Moliner, 50, Burjassot 46100, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular and E.R.I. Biotecmed, Universitat de València, Dr. Moliner, 50, Burjassot 46100, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética and E.R.I. Biotecmed, Universitat de València, Dr. Moliner, 50, Burjassot 46100, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Sevilla and Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Virgen del Rocío-CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Sevilla and Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Virgen del Rocío-CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Sevilla and Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Virgen del Rocío-CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular and E.R.I. Biotecmed, Universitat de València, Dr. Moliner, 50, Burjassot 46100, Valencia, Spain
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Reconstitution of Targeted Deadenylation by the Ccr4-Not Complex and the YTH Domain Protein Mmi1. Cell Rep 2017; 17:1978-1989. [PMID: 27851962 PMCID: PMC5120349 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.10.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2016] [Revised: 10/10/2016] [Accepted: 10/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Ccr4-Not is a conserved protein complex that shortens the 3' poly(A) tails of eukaryotic mRNAs to regulate transcript stability and translation into proteins. RNA-binding proteins are thought to facilitate recruitment of Ccr4-Not to certain mRNAs, but lack of an in-vitro-reconstituted system has slowed progress in understanding the mechanistic details of this specificity. Here, we generate a fully recombinant Ccr4-Not complex that removes poly(A) tails from RNA substrates. The intact complex is more active than the exonucleases alone and has an intrinsic preference for certain RNAs. The RNA-binding protein Mmi1 is highly abundant in preparations of native Ccr4-Not. We demonstrate a high-affinity interaction between recombinant Ccr4-Not and Mmi1. Using in vitro assays, we show that Mmi1 accelerates deadenylation of target RNAs. Together, our results support a model whereby both RNA-binding proteins and the sequence context of mRNAs influence deadenylation rate to regulate gene expression.
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Follwaczny P, Schieweck R, Riedemann T, Demleitner A, Straub T, Klemm AH, Bilban M, Sutor B, Popper B, Kiebler MA. Pumilio2-deficient mice show a predisposition for epilepsy. Dis Model Mech 2017; 10:1333-1342. [PMID: 29046322 PMCID: PMC5719250 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.029678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Epilepsy is a neurological disease that is caused by abnormal hypersynchronous activities of neuronal ensembles leading to recurrent and spontaneous seizures in human patients. Enhanced neuronal excitability and a high level of synchrony between neurons seem to trigger these spontaneous seizures. The molecular mechanisms, however, regarding the development of neuronal hyperexcitability and maintenance of epilepsy are still poorly understood. Here, we show that pumilio RNA-binding family member 2 (Pumilio2; Pum2) plays a role in the regulation of excitability in hippocampal neurons of weaned and 5-month-old male mice. Almost complete deficiency of Pum2 in adult Pum2 gene-trap mice (Pum2 GT) causes misregulation of genes involved in neuronal excitability control. Interestingly, this finding is accompanied by the development of spontaneous epileptic seizures in Pum2 GT mice. Furthermore, we detect an age-dependent increase in Scn1a (Nav1.1) and Scn8a (Nav1.6) mRNA levels together with a decrease in Scn2a (Nav1.2) transcript levels in weaned Pum2 GT that is absent in older mice. Moreover, field recordings of CA1 pyramidal neurons show a tendency towards a reduced paired-pulse inhibition after stimulation of the Schaffer-collateral-commissural pathway in Pum2 GT mice, indicating a predisposition to the development of spontaneous seizures at later stages. With the onset of spontaneous seizures at the age of 5 months, we detect increased protein levels of Nav1.1 and Nav1.2 as well as decreased protein levels of Nav1.6 in those mice. In addition, GABA receptor subunit alpha-2 (Gabra2) mRNA levels are increased in weaned and adult mice. Furthermore, we observe an enhanced GABRA2 protein level in the dendritic field of the CA1 subregion in the Pum2 GT hippocampus. We conclude that altered expression levels of known epileptic risk factors such as Nav1.1, Nav1.2, Nav1.6 and GABRA2 result in enhanced seizure susceptibility and manifestation of epilepsy in the hippocampus. Thus, our results argue for a role of Pum2 in epileptogenesis and the maintenance of epilepsy. Summary: Epileptogenic risk factors are misregulated in Pumilio2-deficient mice, determining a predisposition to develop seizures. This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper as part of the supplementary information.
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- Philipp Follwaczny
- Biomedical Center (BMC), Department for Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, LMU, Munich, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Biomedical Center (BMC), Department for Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, LMU, Munich, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Biomedical Center (BMC), Department of Physiological Genomics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Biomedical Center (BMC), Department for Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, LMU, Munich, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Biomedical Center (BMC), Core Facility Bioinformatics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Biomedical Center (BMC), Core Facility Bioimaging, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.,Walter Brendel Centre of Experimental Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Core Facility Genomics, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Biomedical Center (BMC), Department of Physiological Genomics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Biomedical Center (BMC), Department for Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, LMU, Munich, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany .,Biomedical Center (BMC), Core Facility Animal Models, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Biomedical Center (BMC), Department for Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, LMU, Munich, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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Kassem S, Villanyi Z, Collart MA. Not5-dependent co-translational assembly of Ada2 and Spt20 is essential for functional integrity of SAGA. Nucleic Acids Res 2017; 45:1186-1199. [PMID: 28180299 PMCID: PMC5388395 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw1059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2016] [Revised: 10/04/2016] [Accepted: 10/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Acetylation of histones regulates gene expression in eukaryotes. In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae it depends mainly upon the ADA and SAGA histone acetyltransferase complexes for which Gcn5 is the catalytic subunit. Previous screens have determined that global acetylation is reduced in cells lacking subunits of the Ccr4–Not complex, a global regulator of eukaryotic gene expression. In this study we have characterized the functional connection between the Ccr4–Not complex and SAGA. We show that SAGA mRNAs encoding a core set of SAGA subunits are tethered together for co-translational assembly of the encoded proteins. Ccr4–Not subunits bind SAGA mRNAs and promote the co-translational assembly of these subunits. This is needed for integrity of SAGA. In addition, we determine that a glycolytic enzyme, the glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase Tdh3, a prototypical moonlighting protein, is tethered at this site of Ccr4–Not-dependent co-translational SAGA assembly and functions as a chaperone.
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- Sari Kassem
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Genetics and Genomics Geneva, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Genetics and Genomics Geneva, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Genetics and Genomics Geneva, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Simonetti F, Candelli T, Leon S, Libri D, Rougemaille M. Ubiquitination-dependent control of sexual differentiation in fission yeast. eLife 2017; 6:28046. [PMID: 28841135 PMCID: PMC5614563 DOI: 10.7554/elife.28046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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In fission yeast, meiosis-specific transcripts are selectively eliminated during vegetative growth by the combined action of the YTH-family RNA-binding protein Mmi1 and the nuclear exosome. Upon nutritional starvation, the master regulator of meiosis Mei2 inactivates Mmi1, thereby allowing expression of the meiotic program. Here, we show that the E3 ubiquitin ligase subunit Not4/Mot2 of the evolutionarily conserved Ccr4-Not complex, which associates with Mmi1, promotes suppression of meiotic transcripts expression in mitotic cells. Our analyses suggest that Mot2 directs ubiquitination of Mei2 to preserve the activity of Mmi1 during vegetative growth. Importantly, Mot2 is not involved in the constitutive pathway of Mei2 turnover, but rather plays a regulatory role to limit its accumulation or inhibit its function. We propose that Mmi1 recruits the Ccr4-Not complex to counteract its own inhibitor Mei2, thereby locking the system in a stable state that ensures the repression of the meiotic program by Mmi1.
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- Fabrizio Simonetti
- Institut Jacques Monod, Team "Metabolism and Function of RNA in the Nucleus", CNRS, UMR7592, Université Paris-Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.,Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institut Jacques Monod, Team "Metabolism and Function of RNA in the Nucleus", CNRS, UMR7592, Université Paris-Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.,Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institut Jacques Monod, Team "Membrane Trafficking, Ubiquitin and Signaling", CNRS, UMR9198, Université Paris-Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Institut Jacques Monod, Team "Metabolism and Function of RNA in the Nucleus", CNRS, UMR7592, Université Paris-Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Institut Jacques Monod, Team "Metabolism and Function of RNA in the Nucleus", CNRS, UMR7592, Université Paris-Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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Kobayashi T, Sasaki M. Ribosomal DNA stability is supported by many 'buffer genes'-introduction to the Yeast rDNA Stability Database. FEMS Yeast Res 2017; 17:fox001. [PMID: 28087673 DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/fox001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The ribosomal RNA gene (rDNA) is the most abundant gene in yeast and other eukaryotic organisms. Due to its heavy transcription, repetitive structure and programmed replication fork pauses, the rDNA is one of the most unstable regions in the genome. Thus, the rDNA is the best region to study the mechanisms responsible for maintaining genome integrity. Recently, we screened a library of ∼4800 budding yeast gene knockout strains to identify mutants defective in the maintenance of rDNA stability. The results of this screen are summarized in the Yeast rDNA Stability (YRS) Database, in which the stability and copy number of rDNA in each mutant are presented. From this screen, we identified ∼700 genes that may contribute to the maintenance of rDNA stability. In addition, ∼50 mutants had abnormally high or low rDNA copy numbers. Moreover, some mutants with unstable rDNA displayed abnormalities in another chromosome. In this review, we introduce the YRS Database and discuss the roles of newly identified genes that contribute to rDNA maintenance and genome integrity.
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Joazeiro CAP. Ribosomal Stalling During Translation: Providing Substrates for Ribosome-Associated Protein Quality Control. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 2017; 33:343-368. [PMID: 28715909 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-111315-125249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cells of all organisms survey problems during translation elongation, which may happen as a consequence of mRNA aberrations, inefficient decoding, or other sources. In eukaryotes, ribosome-associated quality control (RQC) senses elongation-stalled ribosomes and promotes dissociation of ribosomal subunits. This so-called ribosomal rescue releases the mRNA for degradation and allows 40S subunits to be recycled for new rounds of translation. However, the nascent polypeptide chains remain linked to tRNA and associated with the rescued 60S subunits. As a final critical step in this pathway, the Ltn1/Listerin E3 ligase subunit of the RQC complex (RQCc) ubiquitylates the nascent chain, which promotes clearance of the 60S subunit while simultaneously marking the nascent chain for elimination. Here we review the ribosomal stalling and rescue steps upstream of the RQCc, where one witnesses intersection with cellular machineries implicated in translation elongation, translation termination, ribosomal subunit recycling, and mRNA quality control. We emphasize both recent progress and future directions in this area, as well as examples linking ribosomal rescue with the production of Ltn1-RQCc substrates.
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- Claudio A P Joazeiro
- ZMBH, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; .,The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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The CCR4-NOT complex contributes to repression of Major Histocompatibility Complex class II transcription. Sci Rep 2017; 7:3547. [PMID: 28615693 PMCID: PMC5471237 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-03708-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The multi-subunit CCR4 (carbon catabolite repressor 4)-NOT (Negative on TATA) complex serves as a central coordinator of all different steps of eukaryotic gene expression. Here we performed a systematic and comparative analysis of cells where the CCR4-NOT subunits CNOT1, CNOT2 or CNOT3 were individually downregulated using doxycycline-inducible shRNAs. Microarray experiments showed that downregulation of either CNOT subunit resulted in elevated expression of major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC II) genes which are found in a gene cluster on chromosome 6. Increased expression of MHC II genes after knock-down or knock-out of either CNOT subunit was seen in a variety of cell systems and also in naïve macrophages from CNOT3 conditional knock-out mice. CNOT2-mediated repression of MHC II genes occurred also in the absence of the master regulator class II transactivator (CIITA) and did not cause detectable changes of the chromatin structure at the chromosomal MHC II locus. CNOT2 downregulation resulted in an increased de novo transcription of mRNAs whereas tethering of CNOT2 to a regulatory region governing MHC II expression resulted in diminished transcription. These results expand the known repertoire of CCR4-NOT members for immune regulation and identify CNOT proteins as a novel group of corepressors restricting class II expression.
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Collart MA, Kassem S, Villanyi Z. Mutations in the NOT Genes or in the Translation Machinery Similarly Display Increased Resistance to Histidine Starvation. Front Genet 2017; 8:61. [PMID: 28588606 PMCID: PMC5439007 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2017.00061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The NOT genes encode subunits of the conserved Ccr4-Not complex, a global regulator of gene expression, and in particular of mRNA metabolism. They were originally identified in a selection for increased resistance to histidine starvation in the yeast S. cerevisiae. Recent work indicated that the Not5 subunit, ortholog of mammalian CNOT3, determines global translation levels by defining binding of the Ccr4-Not scaffold protein Not1 to ribosomal mRNAs during transcription. This is needed for optimal translation of ribosomal proteins. In this work we searched for mutations in budding yeast that were resistant to histidine starvation using the same selection that originally led to the isolation of the NOT genes. We thereby isolated mutations in ribosome-related genes. This common phenotype of ribosome mutants and not mutants is in good agreement with the positive role of the Not proteins for translation. In this regard, it is interesting that frequent mutations in RPL5 and RPL10 or in CNOT3 have been observed to accumulate in adult T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). This suggests that in metazoans a common function implicating ribosome subunits and CNOT3 plays a role in the development of cancer. In this perspective we suggest that the Ccr4-Not complex, according to translation levels and fidelity, could itself be involved in the regulation of amino acid biosynthesis levels. We discuss how this could explain why mutations have been identified in many cancers.
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- Martine A Collart
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Centre Médical Universitaire (CMU), Faculty of Medicine, University of GenevaGeneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Centre Médical Universitaire (CMU), Faculty of Medicine, University of GenevaGeneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Centre Médical Universitaire (CMU), Faculty of Medicine, University of GenevaGeneva, Switzerland
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Brönner C, Salvi L, Zocco M, Ugolini I, Halic M. Accumulation of RNA on chromatin disrupts heterochromatic silencing. Genome Res 2017; 27:1174-1183. [PMID: 28404620 PMCID: PMC5495069 DOI: 10.1101/gr.216986.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2016] [Accepted: 04/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play a conserved role in regulating gene expression, chromatin dynamics, and cell differentiation. They serve as a platform for RNA interference (RNAi)–mediated heterochromatin formation or DNA methylation in many eukaryotic organisms. We found in Schizosaccharomyces pombe that heterochromatin is lost at transcribed regions in the absence of RNA degradation. We show that heterochromatic RNAs are retained on chromatin, form DNA:RNA hybrids, and need to be degraded by the Ccr4-Not complex or RNAi to maintain heterochromatic silencing. The Ccr4-Not complex is localized to chromatin independently of H3K9me and degrades chromatin-associated transcripts, which is required for transcriptional silencing. Overexpression of heterochromatic RNA, but not euchromatic RNA, leads to chromatin localization and loss of silencing of a distant ade6 reporter in wild-type cells. Our results demonstrate that chromatin-bound RNAs disrupt heterochromatin organization and need to be degraded in a process of heterochromatin formation.
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- Cornelia Brönner
- Department of Biochemistry, Gene Center, University of Munich (LMU), 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Gene Center, University of Munich (LMU), 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Gene Center, University of Munich (LMU), 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Gene Center, University of Munich (LMU), 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Gene Center, University of Munich (LMU), 81377 Munich, Germany
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Geissler R, Simkin A, Floss D, Patel R, Fogarty EA, Scheller J, Grimson A. A widespread sequence-specific mRNA decay pathway mediated by hnRNPs A1 and A2/B1. Genes Dev 2017; 30:1070-85. [PMID: 27151978 PMCID: PMC4863738 DOI: 10.1101/gad.277392.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Geissler et al. identified two related novel 3' UTR motifs in mammals that specify transcript degradation. Degradation occurred via mRNA deadenylation, mediated by the CCR4–NOT complex. They purified trans factors that recognize the motifs and identified hnRNPs A1 and A2/B1. 3′-untranslated regions (UTRs) specify post-transcriptional fates of mammalian messenger RNAs (mRNAs), yet knowledge of the underlying sequences and mechanisms is largely incomplete. Here, we identify two related novel 3′ UTR motifs in mammals that specify transcript degradation. These motifs are interchangeable and active only within 3′ UTRs, where they are often preferentially conserved; furthermore, they are found in hundreds of transcripts, many encoding regulatory proteins. We found that degradation occurs via mRNA deadenylation, mediated by the CCR4–NOT complex. We purified trans factors that recognize the motifs and identified heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs) A1 and A2/B1, which are required for transcript degradation, acting in a previously unknown manner. We used RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) to confirm hnRNP A1 and A2/B1 motif-dependent roles genome-wide, profiling cells depleted of these factors singly and in combination. Interestingly, the motifs are most active within the distal portion of 3′ UTRs, suggesting that their role in gene regulation can be modulated by alternative processing, resulting in shorter 3′ UTRs.
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- Rene Geissler
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA; Graduate Field of Genetics, Genomics, and Development, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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Duy DL, Suda Y, Irie K. Cytoplasmic deadenylase Ccr4 is required for translational repression of LRG1 mRNA in the stationary phase. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0172476. [PMID: 28231297 PMCID: PMC5322899 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2016] [Accepted: 02/05/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Ccr4 is a major cytoplasmic deadenylase involved in mRNA poly(A) tail shortening in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We have previously shown that Ccr4 negatively regulates expression of LRG1 mRNA encoding a GTPase-activating protein for the small GTPase Rho1, a component of cell wall integrity pathway, and deletion of LRG1 suppresses the temperature-sensitive growth defect of the ccr4Δ mutant. We have also shown that the slow growth of the ccr4Δ mutant is suppressed by deletion of another gene, PBP1, encoding a poly(A)-binding protein (Pab1)-binding protein 1; however, the underlying mechanism still remains unknown. In this study, we investigated how ccr4Δ and pbp1Δ mutations influence on the length of poly(A) tail and LRG1 mRNA and protein levels during long-term cultivation. In the log-phase ccr4Δ mutant cells, LRG1 poly(A) tail was longer and LRG1 mRNA level was higher than those in the log-phase wild-type (WT) cells. Unexpectedly, Lrg1 protein level in the ccr4Δ mutant cells was comparable with that in WT. In the stationary-phase ccr4Δ mutant cells, LRG1 poly(A) tail length was still longer and LRG1 mRNA level was still higher than those in WT cells. In contrast to the log phase, Lrg1 protein level in the stationary-phase ccr4Δ mutant cells was maintained much higher than that in the stationary-phase WT cells. Consistently, active translating ribosomes still remained abundant in the stationary-phase ccr4Δ mutant cells, whereas they were strongly decreased in the stationary-phase WT cells. Loss of PBP1 reduced the LRG1 poly(A) tail length as well as LRG1 mRNA and protein levels in the stationary-phase ccr4Δ mutant cells. Our results suggest that Ccr4 regulates not only LRG1 mRNA level through poly(A) shortening but also the translation of LRG1 mRNA, and that Pbp1 is involved in the Ccr4-mediated regulation of mRNA stability and translation.
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- Duong Long Duy
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
- Live Cell Super-resolution Imaging Research Team, RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics, Wako, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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Inada T. The Ribosome as a Platform for mRNA and Nascent Polypeptide Quality Control. Trends Biochem Sci 2017; 42:5-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2016.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Revised: 09/05/2016] [Accepted: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zhang Y, Najmi SM, Schneider DA. Transcription factors that influence RNA polymerases I and II: To what extent is mechanism of action conserved? BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2016; 1860:246-255. [PMID: 27989933 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2016.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2016] [Revised: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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In eukaryotic cells, nuclear RNA synthesis is accomplished by at least three unique, multisubunit RNA polymerases. The roles of these enzymes are generally partitioned into the synthesis of the three major classes of RNA: rRNA, mRNA, and tRNA for RNA polymerases I, II, and III respectively. Consistent with their unique cellular roles, each enzyme has a complement of specialized transcription factors and enzymatic properties. However, not all transcription factors have evolved to affect only one eukaryotic RNA polymerase. In fact, many factors have been shown to influence the activities of multiple nuclear RNA polymerases. This review focuses on a subset of these factors, specifically addressing the mechanisms by which these proteins influence RNA polymerases I and II.
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- Yinfeng Zhang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294
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Proteomic analysis of the gamma human papillomavirus type 197 E6 and E7 associated cellular proteins. Virology 2016; 500:71-81. [PMID: 27771561 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2016.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Revised: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Gamma HPV197 was the most frequently identified HPV when human skin cancer specimens were analyzed by deep sequencing (Arroyo Muhr et al., Int. J. Cancer 136: 2546-55, 2015). To gain insight into the biological activities of HPV197, we investigated the cellular interactomes of HPV197 E6 and E7. HPV197 E6 protein interacts with a broad spectrum of cellular LXXLL domain proteins, including UBE3A and MAML1. HPV197 E6 also binds and inhibits the TP53 tumor suppressor and interacts with the CCR4-NOT ubiquitin ligase and deadenylation complex. Despite lacking a canonical retinoblastoma (RB1) tumor suppressor binding site, HPV197 E7 binds RB1 and activates E2F transcription. Hence, HPV197 E6 and E7 proteins interact with a similar set of cellular proteins as E6 and E7 proteins encoded by HPVs that have been linked to human carcinogenesis and/or have transforming activities in vitro.
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Łabno A, Tomecki R, Dziembowski A. Cytoplasmic RNA decay pathways - Enzymes and mechanisms. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2016; 1863:3125-3147. [PMID: 27713097 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2016.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2016] [Revised: 09/29/2016] [Accepted: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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RNA decay plays a crucial role in post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. Work conducted over the last decades has defined the major mRNA decay pathways, as well as enzymes and their cofactors responsible for these processes. In contrast, our knowledge of the mechanisms of degradation of non-protein coding RNA species is more fragmentary. This review is focused on the cytoplasmic pathways of mRNA and ncRNA degradation in eukaryotes. The major 3' to 5' and 5' to 3' mRNA decay pathways are described with emphasis on the mechanisms of their activation by the deprotection of RNA ends. More recently discovered 3'-end modifications such as uridylation, and their relevance to cytoplasmic mRNA decay in various model organisms, are also discussed. Finally, we provide up-to-date findings concerning various pathways of non-coding RNA decay in the cytoplasm.
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- Anna Łabno
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawinskiego 5A, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland; Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Pawinskiego 5A, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawinskiego 5A, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland; Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Pawinskiego 5A, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawinskiego 5A, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland; Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Pawinskiego 5A, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland.
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In a recent issue of Nature Communications Ukleja and co‐workers reported a cryo‐EM 3D reconstruction of the Ccr4‐Not complex from Schizosaccharomyces pombe with an immunolocalization of the different subunits. The newly gained architectural knowledge provides cues to apprehend the functional diversity of this major eukaryotic regulator. Indeed, in the cytoplasm alone, Ccr4‐Not regulates translational repression, decapping and deadenylation, and the Not module additionally plays a positive role in translation. The spatial distribution of the subunits within the structure is compatible with a model proposing that the Ccr4‐Not complex interacts with the 5′ and 3′ ends of target mRNAs, allowing different functional modules of the complex to act at different stages of the translation process, possibly within a circular constellation of the mRNA. This work opens new avenues, and reveals important gaps in our understanding regarding structure and mode of function of the Ccr4‐Not complex that need to be addressed in the future.
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- Zoltan Villanyi
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Institute of Genetics and Genomics Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. .,Institute of Genetics and Genomics Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Dezaki ES, Yaghoubi MM, Spiliotis M, Boubaker G, Taheri E, Almani PG, Tohidi F, Harandi MF, Gottstein B. Comparison of ex vivo harvested and in vitro cultured materials from Echinococcus granulosus by measuring expression levels of five genes putatively involved in the development and maturation of adult worms. Parasitol Res 2016; 115:4405-4416. [PMID: 27515372 PMCID: PMC5056948 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-016-5228-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Accepted: 07/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Parts of the natural life cycle of Echinococcus granulosus can be retraced in vitro such as the development of protoscoleces into semiadult worms with three or more proglottids, or the redifferentiation of in vitro cultured protoscoleces into metacestode-like cystic structures. Most in vitro generated samples share—at the microscopical level—high similarities with those naturally grown, but developmental differences have also been documented, such as missing egg production in in vitro grown adults or unusual bladder/vesicle formation in protoscoleces cultured into the metacestode direction. The aim of the present study was to explore how far different in vitro generated stage-specific materials/structures match the natural situation on the transcriptome level, based on testing five exemplarily chosen different genes: the frizzled receptor eg-fz4 (posterior marker), the FGF receptor-like factor eg-fgfrl (anterior association), the cell differentiation protein eg-rcd1 (part of the CCR4-NOT complex, a key regulator of eukaryotic gene expression), the rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma serin/threonin kinase eg-braf (part of the MAPK pathway involved, e.g., in EGF signaling) and the co-smad eg-smadD (downstream factor of TGFβ/BMP2/activin signaling). These genes—tested via qPCR—were selected such as to allow a discussion on their potential role in the development of E. granulosus into the adult stage. Thus, testing took place with three ex vivo isolated samples, namely (i) egg-containing adult worms, (ii) invaginated protoscoleces, and (iii) protoscolex-free germinal layer tissue. Respective data were compared (a) with in vitro generated metacestode-like microcysts developed from protoscolices, and (b) different development stages of protoscoleces in vitro cultured toward adult maturation. As a finding, only eg-smadD and partially eg-fz4 showed high expression similarities between ex vivo harvested and in vitro cultured E. granulosus, thus suggesting a putative role in adult maturation. Conclusively, the fact of using “only” five genes did not allow answering the question if ex vivo and in vitro materials are similar on the transcriptome level. Another experimental restriction arises from different growth conditions of the in vitro cultured materials, and comparing these to the ex vivo harvested ones. Future experiments may solve the problems by using fully standardized E. granulosus sample collection and fully standardized culture conditions.
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- Ebrahim Saedi Dezaki
- Research Center for Hydatid Disease in Iran, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.,Institute of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Vetsuisse Faculty of the University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Research Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Sciences and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran
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- Institute of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Vetsuisse Faculty of the University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Vetsuisse Faculty of the University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Research Center for Hydatid Disease in Iran, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Research Center for Hydatid Disease in Iran, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Research Center for Hydatid Disease in Iran, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
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- Institute of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Vetsuisse Faculty of the University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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Ukleja M, Valpuesta JM, Dziembowski A, Cuellar J. Beyond the known functions of the CCR4-NOT complex in gene expression regulatory mechanisms: New structural insights to unravel CCR4-NOT mRNA processing machinery. Bioessays 2016; 38:1048-58. [PMID: 27502453 DOI: 10.1002/bies.201600092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Large protein assemblies are usually the effectors of major cellular processes. The intricate cell homeostasis network is divided into numerous interconnected pathways, each controlled by a set of protein machines. One of these master regulators is the CCR4-NOT complex, which ultimately controls protein expression levels. This multisubunit complex assembles around a scaffold platform, which enables a wide variety of well-studied functions from mRNA synthesis to transcript decay, as well as other tasks still being identified. Solving the structure of the entire CCR4-NOT complex will help to define the distribution of its functions. The recently published three-dimensional reconstruction of the complex, in combination with the known crystal structures of some of the components, has begun to address this. Methodological improvements in structural biology, especially in cryoelectron microscopy, encourage further structural and protein-protein interaction studies, which will advance our comprehension of the gene expression machinery.
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- Marta Ukleja
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland. .,Faculty of Biology, Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. .,Department of Macromolecular Structures, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC), Madrid, Spain. .,Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London and Birkbeck, London, UK.
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- Department of Macromolecular Structures, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.,Faculty of Biology, Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Macromolecular Structures, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC), Madrid, Spain.
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Kamenska A, Simpson C, Vindry C, Broomhead H, Bénard M, Ernoult-Lange M, Lee BP, Harries LW, Weil D, Standart N. The DDX6-4E-T interaction mediates translational repression and P-body assembly. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 44:6318-34. [PMID: 27342281 PMCID: PMC5291280 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Revised: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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4E-Transporter binds eIF4E via its consensus sequence YXXXXLΦ, shared with eIF4G, and is a nucleocytoplasmic shuttling protein found enriched in P-(rocessing) bodies. 4E-T inhibits general protein synthesis by reducing available eIF4E levels. Recently, we showed that 4E-T bound to mRNA however represses its translation in an eIF4E-independent manner, and contributes to silencing of mRNAs targeted by miRNAs. Here, we address further the mechanism of translational repression by 4E-T by first identifying and delineating the interacting sites of its major partners by mass spectrometry and western blotting, including DDX6, UNR, unrip, PAT1B, LSM14A and CNOT4. Furthermore, we document novel binding between 4E-T partners including UNR-CNOT4 and unrip-LSM14A, altogether suggesting 4E-T nucleates a complex network of RNA-binding protein interactions. In functional assays, we demonstrate that joint deletion of two short conserved motifs that bind UNR and DDX6 relieves repression of 4E-T-bound mRNA, in part reliant on the 4E-T-DDX6-CNOT1 axis. We also show that the DDX6-4E-T interaction mediates miRNA-dependent translational repression and de novo P-body assembly, implying that translational repression and formation of new P-bodies are coupled processes. Altogether these findings considerably extend our understanding of the role of 4E-T in gene regulation, important in development and neurogenesis.
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- Anastasiia Kamenska
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB21QW, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB21QW, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB21QW, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB21QW, UK
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC, CNRS, IBPS, Developmental Biology Laboratory, 75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC, CNRS, IBPS, Developmental Biology Laboratory, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Exeter Medical School, Barrack Road, Exeter EX2 5DW
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- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Exeter Medical School, Barrack Road, Exeter EX2 5DW
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC, CNRS, IBPS, Developmental Biology Laboratory, 75005 Paris, France
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB21QW, UK
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The development of the dorsal vessel in Drosophila is one of the first systems in which key mechanisms regulating cardiogenesis have been defined in great detail at the genetic and molecular level. Due to evolutionary conservation, these findings have also provided major inputs into studies of cardiogenesis in vertebrates. Many of the major components that control Drosophila cardiogenesis were discovered based on candidate gene approaches and their functions were defined by employing the outstanding genetic tools and molecular techniques available in this system. More recently, approaches have been taken that aim to interrogate the entire genome in order to identify novel components and describe genomic features that are pertinent to the regulation of heart development. Apart from classical forward genetic screens, the availability of the thoroughly annotated Drosophila genome sequence made new genome-wide approaches possible, which include the generation of massive numbers of RNA interference (RNAi) reagents that were used in forward genetic screens, as well as studies of the transcriptomes and proteomes of the developing heart under normal and experimentally manipulated conditions. Moreover, genome-wide chromatin immunoprecipitation experiments have been performed with the aim to define the full set of genomic binding sites of the major cardiogenic transcription factors, their relevant target genes, and a more complete picture of the regulatory network that drives cardiogenesis. This review will give an overview on these genome-wide approaches to Drosophila heart development and on computational analyses of the obtained information that ultimately aim to provide a description of this process at the systems level.
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